How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?
Bitcoins are discovered rather than printed. Computers around the world “mine” for coins by competing with each other.
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What is Bitcoin’s Lightning Network?
In 2016, developers Thaddeus Dryja and Joseph Poon proposed a protocol called “the lightning network” that would enable faster and cheaper transactions while not having to change the block size.
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Jan 19, 2022 at 1:48 p.m. UTC
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How to Sell Bitcoin
Whether you want to spend or hold bitcoin, at some point you’ll probably want to sell some. Here's our guide on how to sell bitcoin.
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Jan 14, 2022 at 11:03 a.m. UTC
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Why Use Bitcoin?
It’s fast, it’s cheap to use, it’s private and central governments can’t take it away.
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Jan 6, 2022 at 1:29 p.m. UTC
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What Are Bitcoin Mining Pools?
Find out what bitcoin mining pools are and how to join them. The same methods can be used for most cryptocurrencies.
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Sep 9, 2021 at 2:34 p.m. UTC
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How Can I Buy Bitcoin?
With bitcoin adoption continuing to rise, it’s now possible to purchase the digital asset across a wide range of exchanges, brokerages and apps.
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The History of HODL
“HODL,” one of the most frequently used terms in the cryptocurrency world, originated years ago from a typo.
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Feb 2, 2019 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
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Can the Bitcoin Network Scale?
You want to spend bitcoin in your daily purchases. But what would that look like in a world where services like Visa and Mastercard still dominate?
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Feb 23, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
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What is the Difference Between Litecoin and Bitcoin?
Litecoin's goal is to be the 'silver' to bitcoin's 'gold', but how does it differ to the original cryptocurrency?
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How Do Bitcoin Transactions Work?
Bitcoin transactions are sent from and to electronic bitcoin wallets, and are digitally signed for security.
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Aug 20, 2013 at 8:59 p.m. UTC
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